Championship Season - 2022/2023

[AjcW]

8 hours ago, Fox92 said:

They are shocking. I don't know how he has lasted this long.

Chairman won’t invest anymore as it’s gone so horribly wrong previously.
 

Nige is perfect for him, he’ll keep them up every year and won’t moan much because he’s got a nice job and gets to live in North Devon. 

[StanSP]

How is Darikwa, Wigan's RB, a championship player?! 

Edited 19 December 2022 by StanSP

[KrefelderFox666]

12 hours ago, Corky said:

Peter Walton- "The referee cannot be sure the shirt has been pulled so he can't give a penalty there".

 

Thanks Pete.

If there was ever a definition for waste of space or waste of a job, Peter Walton is your man. He adds absolutely nothing.

[SAFC1]

45,000+ expected at our game on Monday against Blackburn. Imagine if we were any good…

[Fox92]

On 19/12/2022 at 20:05, Tommy Fresh said:

Table is still very tight though isn't it, closer to relegation but still only 7 points off the playoffs.

It is, but they are nowhere near as good as the top 10 sides.

 

I'm surprised I haven't heard calls for him to go. I'm pretty sure they've only one about 4 games in 15? And got knocked out of the League Cup to Lincoln. Next three fixtures are all tough too; WBA, Millwall, Coventry.

[Wymsey]

21 hours ago, SAFC1 said:

45,000+ expected at our game on Monday against Blackburn. Imagine if we were any good…

That's tremendous.

What do you think of your new owner?

 

At least your club seems stable, unlike Charlton..

[SAFC1]

23 hours ago, Wymsey said:

That's tremendous.

What do you think of your new owner?

 

At least your club seems stable, unlike Charlton..

We’re lucky to have him after the last lot. The club has massively improved in every department since he came in. There’s money there, but it’ll only be spent on youngsters with potential. 

[Super_horns]

Can make excuses about having 10 men but even with 11 Millwall dominated us totally.

Simply an awful performance against a strong side who wanted it more.

[Corky]

Cardiff home games on Sky must be the worst viewing experience. A usual dogshit game played in front of banks of empty seats and no atmosphere from the few who bother to attend.

[Lionator]

Nige will be getting the boot soon I’m sure. Another loss tonight. 

[Super_horns]

f Burnley and Sheff U don’t finish top two they would have had some serious collapse as none of us have any form of note in terms of  consistency .

Wouldn’t surprise me if Boro and West Brom got in the play offs .

[SemperEadem]

Blades looking like getting another takeover.

[whetstonefox]

That championship table is crazy,  Norwich 5th with 35 points, Reading 16th with 32 points! 

[The Horse's Mouth]

On 19/12/2022 at 23:28, Fox92 said:

They are shocking. I don't know how he has lasted this long.

It’s a case of the owner not putting his hand in his pocket and him being a safe pair of hands to keep him above water 

[Super_horns]

Dean Smith gone (not official yet)

 

 

Edited 27 December 2022 by Super_horns

[Corky]

Not surprised, they look poor. Decent squad being poorly coached (sounds familiar).

[westernpark]

30 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Dean Smith gone (not official yet)

 

 

Was a strange appointment at the time. Many Villa fans felt he was very lucky in his tenure, the amount of money he wasted was staggering. Think he does well in a very structured environment, like at Brentford, but at Norwich there was far too much expectation.

[Tuna]

1 hour ago, Super_horns said:

Dean Smith gone (not official yet)

 

 

Confirmed as sacked, don't know when but it really seemed to go toxic there.

Edited 27 December 2022 by Tuna

[Corky]

They never really took to him. Farke played great football and there was a feeling he needed more backing. Smith apparently had no real plan and their record the season is very underwhelming (10 wins and 9 defeats) whereas Farke dominated the league.

[Leicesterpool]

Mark Robbins to Norwich heard it hear first. Can imagine a few Cov fans must be little nervous over the next coming days. With the problems Cov have been dealing off the field this maybe the perfect opportunity to get away.

[Fox92]

8 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

It’s a case of the owner not putting his hand in his pocket and him being a safe pair of hands to keep him above water 

And it’s also a case of just being shit. Can’t put everything back on ownership. Look at the job Robins as done at Coventry, as an example of that. 

[CosbehFox]

Bro in law is Norwich - watching them last night after watching us was the same criticisms pretty much near on. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

On 28/12/2022 at 03:30, Fox92 said:

And it’s also a case of just being shit. Can’t put everything back on ownership. Look at the job Robins as done at Coventry, as an example of that. 

Oh no doubt, but that’s why there isn’t as much pressure per say. Owner happy with a safe pair of hands. Think we’re all abit, well very biased for Nige, but him bringing a lot of the old guard there usually isn’t a good indicator of a side going forward. James being the only one probably worth a gamble but I don’t think he’ll ever get past his injury issues

[Super_horns]

Joao Pedro out for 6-8 weeks .

Probably the end of our promotion chances unless we all stay as rubbish as each other !

[Brizzle Fox]

On 26/12/2022 at 18:58, Lionator said:

Nige will be getting the boot soon I’m sure. Another loss tonight. 

Wouldn't be surprised.

 

This is ****ing weird.  Never seen an agent basically defending his client like this to a (semi) disgruntled fanbase.  Be interesting to know if Nige has authorised him to do this.